Stomach 1 + 2 Flashcards
What are the functions of the stomach?
Stores food
Starts digestion of protein
Innate defence (acidic)
Little bit of car and fat digestion
What is the term given to the digested food leaving the stomach entering into the duodenum?
Is it acidic or alkaline?
Chyme
Acidic
What are the 3 general parts of the stomach?
Fundus
Body
Antrum
What is the name of the point where the oesophageal tissue becomes stomach tissue? (The first part of the stomach the oesophagus leads into?)
Cardia
How does the type of cell change as it goes from the oesophageal tissue to the stomach tissue (cardia)?
Lower oesophagus = stratified squamous
Stomach/cardia = simple columnar
What are the 2 sphincters helping controlling the movement of contents through the stomach?
Lower oesophageal sphincter
Pyloric sphincter
What are sphincters made out of?
Smooth muscle rings
What is the function of the lower oesophageal sphincter?
Prevent reflux of stomach contents to oesophagus
What is the function of the pyloric sphincter?
Controls release of chyme into the duodenum from the stomach
What aids the lower oesophageal sphincter to remain closed?
Right crus of the diaphragm wraps around it
Acute angle
What part of the stomach is the Fundus?
What part of the stomach is the body?
What part of the stomach is the antrum?
Fundus = upper 1/3
Body = middle 1/3
Antrum = lower 1/3
Go to the last slide of Stomach 1 and label the stomach:
1 = pyloric sphincter
2 = antrum
3 = body
4 = Fundus
5 = right crus of diaphragm
6 = lower oesophageal sphincter
What is the function of the Rugae in the stomach?
They are numerous folds in the walls of the stomach which can allow the stomach to expand
What is receptive relaxation?
The peristalsis of food through the oesophagus towards the stomach leads to the reflex relexation of the proximal stomach (Fundus distends) so stomach can fill without a significant rise in pressure
What are the 3 layers of muscle in the stomach from innermost to outwards?
Oblique
Circular
Longitudinal
How does the thickeners of the muscle wall change as you move from proximal to distal?
Thinner proximal
Thicker more muscular distal
What is the significance of the thickness of the muscular walls of the stomach getting thicker as you go from proximal to distal?
Food moves faster as it descends
Meaning smaller parts can advance on but larger bits of food remain to be further digested
What cells line the entire surface of the stomach?
Surface mucus cells